A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

According to the legend, this strikingly beautiful hill has miraculous healing powers.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.